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package com.intellij.lang;

import com.intellij.psi.tree.IElementType;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Interface for defining custom element's edge processors for {@linkplain com.intellij.lang.PsiBuilder PSI builder}.
 * Each element has a pair of edge processors: for it's left and right edge. Edge processors defines position
 * of element start and end in token stream with recognition of whitespace and comment tokens surrounding the element.
 *
 * @see com.intellij.lang.PsiBuilder.Marker#setCustomEdgeTokenBinders(WhitespacesAndCommentsBinder, WhitespacesAndCommentsBinder)
 */
public interface WhitespacesAndCommentsBinder {
    /**
     * Provides an ability for the processor to get a text of any of given tokens.
     */
    interface TokenTextGetter {
        @NotNull
        CharSequence get(int i);
    }

    /**
     * Recursive binder is allowed to adjust nested elements positions.
     */
    interface RecursiveBinder extends WhitespacesAndCommentsBinder {

    }

    /**
     * <p>Analyzes whitespace and comment tokens at element's edge and returns element's edge position relative to these tokens.
     * Value returned by left edge processor will be used as a pointer to a first token of element.
     * Value returned by right edge processor will be used as a pointer to a token next of element's last token.
     * <p/>
     * <p>Example 1: if a processor for left edge wants to leave all whitespaces and comments out of element's scope
     * (before it's start) it should return value of {@code tokens.size()} placing element's start pointer to a first
     * token after series of whitespaces/comments.
     * <p/>
     * <p>Example 2: if a processor for right edge wants to leave all whitespaces and comments out of element's scope
     * (after it's end) it should return value of {@code 0} placing element's end pointer to a first
     * whitespace or comment after element's end.
     *
     * @param tokens       sequence of whitespace and comment tokens at the element's edge.
     * @param atStreamEdge true if sequence of tokens is located at the beginning or the end of token stream.
     * @param getter       token text getter.
     * @return position of element's edge relative to given tokens.
     */
    int getEdgePosition(List<IElementType> tokens, boolean atStreamEdge, TokenTextGetter getter);
}
